Darwin Harbor

MapLat 12° 28' 0S Long 130° 49' 60E  Harbor of the Port city of Darwin.

Twice the size of Sydney's Harbor, Darwin's harbor has sandy beaches, mangrove tidal areas, cultured pearl farms, sunken ships sunk by the Japanese during WWII and more recently, Cyclone Tracy. Removal of the WWII wrecks in the harbor did not happen until 1961. Today, there is regular dive charters to several sunken ships lost during World War II.

PBY-5 Catalina Serial Number A24-1
Crashed on take off August 30, 1945

PBY Catalina Serial Number A24-65

PBY-5A Catalina Serial Number A24-69 Bureau Number C34055

PB2B-1 Catalina Serial Number A24-206 Bureau Number 44217

S23 "Corinthian" Tail Number G-AEUF
Rediscovered in September 2004 by Darwin high school student

C-47B Serial Number A65-115
Ditched post war off Mendil Beach near East

USS Peary DD-226
Sunk Feburary 19, 1942

  Neptuna

Tons
5,952

Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese air raid on Darwin.


  Kelat

Tons
1,849

Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese air raid on Darwin.


  British Motorist

Tons
6,891

Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese air raid on Darwin.


  Zealandia

Tons
6,600

Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese air raid on Darwin.


  Meigs

Tons
12,568

Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese air raid on Darwin.


  Mauna Loa

Tons
5,436

Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese air raid on Darwin.

 

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